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Lexi Nexi:
Not sure what this is. I know its not when you are with some one who doesn't pass and people stair at them; I was out with an MFT in her 70's who didn't look female at the time (1 month before HRT) and she was getting stares for wearing a dress. She said that's what clocked was. Seems more like just confusion.

Clocked as I understand it happened to me in the uber the other day. I was sitting in the back which I never do, I don't like the idea of them being my servant's or me being better then the paid help. (I only like being subservient to my man or guy who I am fulfilling him with my feminine needs)  I got into the car wearing make up/ long hair back in a hair band,really girly floral print frilly V shaped shirt that hugs your hourglass, short tight white shorts, pretty white pink sandals with matching toe color ;D spoke in my femaleish/soft voice but clearly the driver was confused because my uber said "Pick up Dave". He kept turning the rear view mirror down to me, my cleavage (finally growing out enough to wear low cut shirts) and maybe my super tight white shorts I was wearing (My legs/feet look 100%fem especially with red polish that looks wet on long elegant toes and feet, sorry bragging about the part I feel 100% about!  ;D) He even severed over the rumble strips while peeking … twice. I just giggled. Then he would say "So ...Dave?!///" I would just giggle not answering his question. Yes it matters he was middle eastern in that this has happened both positively and negatively before as its a very different couture. Thought I was going to get rapped in a taxi cab once dressed the same way!

I also find if you have a male name in uber they will drive right by you two or three times, is there an easy non paperwork way to fix this?  Sick of calling every time and saying "I look female you just drive by me"


Is that what getting clocked is? This whole expeience is not what I though what it was.


I also heard third hand that two transwoman were out and one was dressed as a guy "but was wearing a female watch band!" had been called sir a few times. She then got upset making a scene telling all around including those who didn't care she was wearing a female watch band and had breasts so they were purposesly  putting her down. In my opinion their brains just subconsciously called it how they saw it. Its been 1.5 years on HRT and I have yet to make a scene. Going to keep that going.


Beeing cloocked is kind  of a good thing it means you fooled them.

KathyLauren:
"Getting clocked" is when you are trying your best to pass as your true gender, but someone figures out that you are trans anyway.  If you are presenting as female but give a masculine name like Dave, I wouldn't call that getting clocked.  You just confused the poor Uber driver.

The best way to prevent that confusion would be to call for the Uber as Lexi instead of as Dave.

Lexi Nexi:
Oh but what about him starring at me in the mirror running us of the read?

zirconia:
It sounds to me like if you gave him a male name and you looked to him like a woman it would be pretty natural for him to stare.

As I understand it, if you'd given him a female name and not given him any other hints you weren't born a woman either, but he'd still realized you're male, then he'd have clocked you.

Lexi Nexi:

--- Quote from: KathyLauren on July 29, 2019, 05:19:07 pm ---"Getting clocked" is when you are trying your best to pass as your true gender, but someone figures out that you are trans anyway.  If you are presenting as female but give a masculine name like Dave, I wouldn't call that getting clocked.  You just confused the poor Uber driver.

The best way to prevent that confusion would be to call for the Uber as Lexi instead of as Dave.

--- End quote ---

That's the thing with uber they use your real name off the ID you give them. I guess its a safety thing so if there is a legal issue they know exactly who they are dealing with. So you don't have the option to change the name, the app just says "meet Dave at 123 st on the right". Uber got rid of their 1800 number for customer service and the only two times I got to talk to a real person on the phone is when I got fed up and said I was going to bring them to court. Uber has gone way up in price pays their drivers less then they used to and has gone way down hill. Seems every company in this country starts off good but as soon as they get big or corner a market they just go to heck. Glad the share holders are happy. Unless you own stock this country doesn't give a damn about you.

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